Agent Orange in Korean's War - Agent Orange impact on the performance of the veterans of the Korean War "was radically altered by a new sentence. In a decision announced the news, the Department of Veterans Affairs says it has changed the way they treat veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Korean War.
Before the recent decision, the veteran would have had the burden of proof to establish that they were actually exposed to Agent Orange during their service in the Vietnam War 1965-1970. And while more than two and a half million U.S. service personnel were exposed to Agent Orange, many of them before the sentence had the burden of proof to show that his exposure to Agent Orange that happened during their service and therefore if qualifies for coverage.
Now, a dramatic decision was announced at the news of the Department of Veterans Affairs. While Agent Orange was used during a five-year period 1965-1970, the VA allegedly no longer require some veterans to prove that in fact the exhibition. Rather, the decision established a presumption that some veterans were exposed immediately and receive assistance.
The decision applies to veterans who served near the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ), a few months. In a statement, the Ministry says the decision affects the service personnel who work work "in a unit determined by the VA and Defense Department have operated in an area within or near the Korean DMZ where herbicides were applied between April 1, 1968 and August 31, 1971. Applicants must prove that there is more exposure, says the Department of news. Now those qualified veterans are presumed to have been exposed.
In a statement to the news, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki said "VA primary mission is to be an advocate for veterans." He added: "With this new regulation should be made a way for the majority of veterans who served in the Korean demilitarized zone to receive access to quality health care and our disability benefits for exposure to Agent Orange.